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The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
REFORM m JAPAN.
American Ideas Gaining n Strong Foot
hold in That Country.

American Ideas Gaining u Strong Foot
hold in That Country.
Americans have general knowledge
that there have lately been great re-
forms in Japan. but it is not so well
known that the lives Of the present
and late Mikado together form one of
the most startling chapters in modern
history. Only thirty-seyen years ago
Japan was not really an empire; it
could hardly be said to have central
government The ancient political
system had completely broken down
and nothing else had taken its place.
At Toxic the Tycoon held his court,
but his power was weak and local; at
kizoto the Mikado had even less power.
There was political chaos. BY the OPP
Grafton of the old feudal system the
Daimios, or local mobiles, had attained
a practical independence. each ruling
his own territory despotically-in short,
Japan was loose and almost lawless
confederacy. This is no place TO de-
scribe the series of mastery measures
by which the Mikado destroyed the
local sovereignties; suffice it that it
was thoroughly done, the Daimios
were thoroughly disarmed, and
the revived empire of Japan
entered on an extraordinary era of
progress. English and American ideas
were rapidly adopted. Even the Eu-
ropean dress was introduced, though
travellers with an eye to artistic effect
think the Japanese ladies have lost more
than they gained by the "rcform."
A serious arempt was even made to
introduce the English language, by
reason Of its greater convenience in
writing; but the learned men soon de-
cided that the Irregularities of English
spelling and grammar mure than offset
the other advantage Japan is already
known to us almost as well rs the
countries of Europe, and their appre-
citation of Americans grows with ac-
quaintancc. They honored General
Grant as they had never done any for
eiguer, and on that occasion the Mikado
for the first time appeared in public
an astounding innovation in Japan.
Soon after he publicly awarded the
prizes at the Japan university, and since
then has lived much like the monarchs
of Europe Harrisburg Telegraph.
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
OUT AT SEA.


,snov that am dying mate SO fetch the Bible
...,s la,d unopened In the chest for five and
twenty years;
.,abring light along Of you, and read bit to
w,o haven't heard word Of It since first I
came 10 sea.
~. five and-twenty year, lad since she went to
her rest
my chest;
.rd lean well remember the words she said to
me:
.Sow. don't forget to read 1T, Tom, when you
get out to sea-
And never thought OF It, mate, for II clean
slipped from my head;
put when come from that nrst voyage tho
dear old girl was dead.
And the neighbors told me, while stood as still
as still can be,
rbat she prayed for me and blessed me os was
Just gone out to sea.
And then shipped again, mate, and forgot the
Bible there,
For never give though. to II a-sailing every
where;
But now that am dying, you can read bit to
As seems TO think about it, now I'm Ill and down
at sea.
And find little prayer, lad aud say it up right
loud
So that the Lord can hear it If it finds Him in
crowd,
Gao scarce hear what you're saying for the
wind that howls TO lee.
,u, the Lord1l hear aooveit all, for He's been
out TO sea.
rs set In very dark, mate and / think I'll say
good night.
But stop-look there why mate, why, Bill, the
cabins turning light;
And the dear old mothers standing thcre as
give the book to me t4-
All right I'm comingl Bill, goodbye! My
souls going out 10 sea-
u $. Flttcbsr, IA -ChaDl5eys' Journal
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
MANS INCONSISTENCY.
a Wen-founded Feminine Attack on vss
rious Masculine weaknesses.

Wen-Founded Feminine Attack on yss
rious Masculine weaknesses.
writer in the Boston Irdreler devoted
q third OF column to prove that o
woman's weakness is her foot. Wei, asks
an irate lady contributor in the Indian.
apolis Sentinel, what il it ISL Have men
weaknesss We might call them eccen.
tricities, peculiarities or Inconsistencies,
and their name is legion. Did you ever
hear man snorey Did you ever hear
that same individual acknowledge that he
snored! Certainly not. Did you ever
know man to acknowledge that he was
vain Of his personal appearances? Never,
but be never was know to like the young
lady who remarked that he was not hand.
some. Did you ever know man who did
not say TO his wife that he "liked TO
SEQ lady dressed plain and sem
sible." But when a lady In plain and
sensible dress enters car where this
same man is seated, and she may stand
an hour before he offers her his seat.
Did you ever hear man talk about
'abominable bangs" "and tell his wife that
1t would not be exactly conducive to his
personal safety aud peace OF mind, if she
should trim her front hair, that wouldn't
flirt with any girl with bangs that would
notice him. ft.. .I
Did you ever SEQ O. man get a little hit
sick that didn't think he was going TO die,
and require the entire attention Of the
family, the near relatives and the neigh.
borsy In a few days after the wife has q
much worse attack, but because she
patiently bears 1t and tries to keep up,
don't he invariably say, "You might com.
plain ii you should ever get as sick rs was
last week." q
Did you ever SEQ man who did not pos.
sess a sublime contempt for the ''gossp"
Of women that didn't get all the "news"
ct his business place or club long before
his wife hears it through the gossip chan.
nelsy
Did you ever hear q man find fault with
himself? Not much, when there is gener-
ally some one convenient to shoulder the
blame quietly. This might be called their
greatest inconsistency, and has been
handed down from Adam, subject to oil
modern improvements. These evidences
of strength in men could DO enumerated
Indefinitely. In proportion to the weak.
ness Of women they are ten to one.
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
ABOLITION OF PERFUMES.
Fashionable Women who Pour Swee
Smelling Fluid In their Ears.

Fashionable Women who Pour sweet.
Smelling Fluid In their Ears.
Ii is u pleasure to note that the in
discriminate use of perfumes among
members of the fair sex is rapidly de-
crcasing. and that the woman who EN-.
ploys triple extracts with which to
sprinkle herself has become the cxcep-
ton rather than the rule. Like every
thing else, perfumes may be legitimate
or not, according TO circumstances.
Delicate odors, such as violet, hello
trope or orris root, are always permis-
sible, just as patchouly and musk are
always to be summed. In any event,
perfume in the shape of sachet powder
is to be preferred to liquid extracts, II
re except one or two English prepara-
tons. This subtle, delightful scent
was first used by the Princess of Wales
and later by Mrs. Langtry, until it
finally became the rage. The chemist,
meanwhile. has made a fortune. A
peculiar custom with fashionable
women is TO pour one or two drops of
perfume into their ears. Nobody now
adays ever thinks of putting perfumes
on n handkerchief or rubbing it on
ones hands. Laces, underwear. rib
bons. note paper. gloves, and all
small articles of dress are made fra
grant by large sachet bags, that are Of
size corresponding to the bureau or
dressing table drawers. These bags
are composed Of silk and lined with
raw cotton. upon which the powder is
spread. This, in addition TO very
moderate use OF a faint suggestive
odor, such as the wood violet, for in
stance, is all in the way Of perfume,
that is allowable by a really refined
woman. Partisan dressmakers have a
WAY Of sending perfumed gowns
TO their customers. A strange
feature connected with this fashion 10
the fact that the odor remains forever.
A lady of this city having purchased
costume whose every fold brcathcd the
most delicious perfume, sent an order
10 Paris for a sample of the scent em-
ployed. The dressmaker forwarded
to her by express small bottle OF ordi'
nary looking sachet powder. Accom-.
panying it was bill TO the amount OF
$40. The lady paid the money, but
since then has generally inquired the
price of things before orlering.-M T.
Mail and Express
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The Center OF the Union.

An army officer now in Chicago asked
the other day; "Do you know where the
exact geographical center Of the United
States isy Never thought any thing about
it, probably Well, it's marked by a grave
that of Major Ogden, of the United
States army, who died at Fort Riley, IT
Kansas, in 1855, during the cholera cpl
demic of that year. Major Ogden's re.
mains were afterwards removed to Fort
Leavenworth and buried in the National
Cemetery there, but his monument still
stands on knoll little to the northeast
Of the post-Frt Riley-and it lifts its
head toward the clouds in the exact geo.
graphical center of the United States
This isn't conceit; IT'S fact, though
probably of the hundreds Of men now at
the fort, not one in a hundred ever stops to
think about IT, Fort Riley is n few miles
east of Junction City, Kas., and is one of
the most important cavalry posts in the
country"
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strange to me. There was sitting
alongside of me a big. broad-shouldered
officer with handsome features, and
such handsome beard.
$50 you have got 10 the Lieutenant
at last"
''He was very polite, and as my soap
had no salt in it, / asked him to pass
me the salt. Certainly. with pleasure
he replied. The words and the voice
were the same had heard that dread
full night l tainted away right in my
chair, and was carried to my room"
al suppose the Lieutenant helped to
carry you to your ROOM"
Certainly he did, with pleasure, al
though ] did not know it at the time.
l had to stay in my room for three or
four days. Pa was very anxious about
me, SO was everybody else but my sis
ter Caroline. The way she made fun of
me was a shame. Whenever | asked
her for any thing, she would say. in a
deep voice; Certainly, with pleasure
She teased me until | could have mur-
dered her" ... t... ...... ..
Didn't that dreadful officer come to
see you2" ...
Certainly he did, with pleasure. l
was almost frightened out OF my wits
when he entered my room. For
tnnately, he got into n conversation
about military affairs. | was afraid
he remembered my having gotten into
his room, but Caroline cheered me up
by telling me that as it was perfectly
dark when Imade the mistake. he could
not have seen my scanty toilet, or my
face. We invited him to call and see us,
and as usual, he said. Certainly, with
pleasure. He began to take great in-
terest in our family. and more particu-
larly in me, and at last he asked me to
become his wife, and / said: Certainly.
with pleasure, and that is all there is
about it. Translated from The 81.
Louis Lantern (GermanJ Jor TeraS
SYtihgs, By Aier. Street.
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THE TIGER BEETLE.
One of the Most strong and Ferocious OF
Rhode Island Insects.

The tiger beetles, or Cieendelas, are
among our most snowy insects They
rival indeed, the famous diamond
beetle of Brazil, so often worn rs IN
ornament They are found more COM
monty in sandy regions, where their
lively movements at once attract at
tention. They are very hard to catch;
usually we bring them down by fling
ing at them a handful of sand. They
are tigers in all their conditions, pre-
datory and fcrocious.
Cer.ain very common holes about the
Warwick plains for long time inter-
ested us. As we travelled along We
would notice the sudden disappearance
of some creature intoa tnbe-like open
ing in the ground. When Mt the top OF
IT the surface of the earth would appear
as usual. A regular snare is laid for
the nnw ary, the victims being gen
erally ants. The holes, which have
seen foot deep, are made by the lary@
of the tiger beetles. in these they rest
and wait for prey. Let an ant APP
proaeh the opening and the deIusive
snapall becomes terribly active. He
is snapped by two jaws as unyielding
as fate. The descent to Avernus is easy,
but no ant ever found his way back.
The heart shrinks from dwelling on
the tragedy subterraneous, 49,.
II is possible. however, to "piay ie
on these sometimes. Like the young
of the gcnue homo. they can be tickled
with a straw. Inserting one in the
hole or lair, the creature within gets
angry. snaps at it, and may be pulled
M withal. lie can not pride himself
on personal beauty; an ugly grub is ne
with a sort of hinge in his back, NAL
formed. sour-tempered, naked-looking
savage. We care not il we torment
him. Acting on which inquisitional
principle, we stick him into the den OF
another fellow. A duel ensues, with
out seconds and contrary to code. II
is mere question of weight and agili'
ity. One or other soon throws up tbs
sponge. After all. 1t is evidently not
much fun to grub for ones livingl-
Appo~ang Cor. Providence journal.
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How to Reduce Your Expenses.

You can do it easily, and you will not have
TO deprive yourself OF q single comfort; on
the contrary, you will enjoy life more than
ever. How can you accomplish this RESULT
Easily; cut down your doctor,s bills. When
you lose your appetite, and become bi ious
and constipated, and therefore low-spirited,
don't rush of TO the family physician for q
prescription. or, on the other hand, wait
until you are sick abed before doing any
thing at all; but just go TO the druggists s
aud for twenty Ave cents get q supply Of DR..
Pierces Pleasant Purgative Pellets. Take
them as directed, and our word for it, your
unpleasant symptoms will disappear as II by
magic. you will have no big DOCTORS bill 10
pay, and everybody interested (except the
dvctor) will feel happy. ..
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LYNCH LAW JUSTIFIED.
A Few Words About the Human Hog That
Picks His Teeth at Table.

Picks His Teeth at Table.
II it is ill-bred and vulgar for man
at restaurant -table to rattle his knife
and fork and other table-wear, 1t Is beastly
for him to pick his teeth there, says u
writer in the Chicago Journal. Twenty
wears ago it was well understood by all
decent people that the teeth were not to
be picked or sucked in sight Of other peo-
pie, let alone at the table. But the intro
duction OF the wooden tooth-pick has
changed all this. This highly useful little
article is almost omnipresent. IL has an
bonored place on the counter Of the hotel
and restaurant office, and on the very din
ner- table itself. Encouraged by its pres.
ence, the human hog, while waiting
for his second course, seizes a
tocth-pick, and whiles away the
moments in excavating the debris Of his
first course from his hollow teeth. In
reaching his back teeth, sometimes tooth.
pick and thumb and forefnger disappear
In the hole in his countenance. There is
no help for It now, but the time will come
when the police will be rung in to arrest
such creature. To the shame of such
men, | will inform them that j have been
told by physicians that the human mouth,
as 1t now exists, is the most revolving part
Of the human body. Nature made It a
beautiful feature; but dyspepsia, neglect,
decay, whisky and tobacco have made It a
holy horror. Unless one wants to make
all around him sick, let him not force on
them any imagination of the inside OF his
mouth. Any tinkering Of the teeth, or
any sound of suction in the mouth at q
dinner-table justifes lynch law.
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An Intrepid Bsshop.

Rt Rev. Or. W. r. Adams, who has
been elected Protestant Episcopal Bishop
OF Easton, Nd. was con secrated Mission
arv Bishop of New Mexico and Arizona in
1873. On his way TO his d ocese he stopped
at Shreveport, La, and devoted hlmsel Z
70 caring for vel ow fever patients. After
time he was himself stricken with tho
fever, and this so weakened his general
health that he found himself unable TO
perform the duties Of his immense do
cese, and he therefore resigned tho ONCE.
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Good Place for nunion,.

A friend Of mine has house-maid who
Is given to asking the meaning Of the hard
words she meets in her reading. Last
week she was told that "kismet' meant
state" Some time after her mistress
found her in the servants hall in evident
pain, and said: "Why, Maggie, what can
be the matter with your" "Sure, ma 'am,"
was the answer, "I'm almost distracted
with the bunions have on both me kis.
metsn HHa HUt
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

CONSUMPTION, Wasting Diseases, and
General Debility. Doctors disagree as TO
the relative value Of Cod Liver Oil and
Hypophosphites; the one supplying strength
and flesh, the other giving nerve power, aud
acting as tonic to the digestive and entire
system. But III SCOTS Emulsion OF Cod
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites the two are
combined, and the effect Is wonderful.
Thousandswho have derived no permanent
benefit from other preparations have been
cured by this. Soott's Emulsion is perfect
ly palatable and is easily digested by those
who can not tolerate plain Cod Liver Oil
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
She Couldn't Understand IL,

"What in the world has happened to you
since the last time l saw your asked one
lady of another when they met on the street
the other day; 81 can't understand il. Then
You were pale, haggard and low spirited,
and remember you said that you hardly
cared whether you lived or died. To-day
you look ever so much younger, and 1t is
very evident from your beaming face that
your low spirits have taken flight" Yes,
indeed" was the reply; "and shall tell
YOU what drove them awayi 1t was DR..
Pierceis Fayorite Prescription. / was a
martyr TO functional arrangement until
began taking the Prescription Now am
as we'll as ever was in my life. No woman
who suffers as did, ought TO let an hour pass
before procuring this wonderful remedy"
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

"a good thing TO get, and the man who
wins it by superior skill, or by an unex-
pected turn of Fortunes wheel, is to be con-
graduated. But he who escapes from the
clutches Of that dread monster, Consump-
ton, and wins back health and happiness, is
FAR more fortunate. The chances of win
ming 10000 are small, but every consump-
tive may be absolutely sure Of recovery, II
he takes DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery in time. For all scrofulous diseases
Consumption is one Of them, it is an un-
failing remedy. All druggists.
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hAIHAT R,
e. as
Bs AllS
YQU2

Do you feel duh. languid. low-srtrtcd, life
less, and indescrihably miserable, both phys:
cally and mentally; experience a sense OF
fullness or blosting after eating, or or gone
ness" or emptiness Of stomach IN the morn
ing, tongue coated. bitter or bad tasto IN
mouth, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight, "foatinf specks
before the eyes. nervous prostitution or cx-
haustion. irritabthty Of temper. hot htshes,
alternating with chilly sensations. sharp,
biting, transient pains here and there, cold
feet, drowsness after meals, wakeiulness, or
disturbed and unrefreshing sleep, constant,
indcscribabs feeling OF dread. or OF impend-
ing calamity
n you have all. or any considerable number
Of these symptoms, you. aie suffering from
bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver. associated
with Dyenepsla, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
sreater the number and diversity OF synp-
DR.. Pierce,s tsOlden Medical Discovery
will subdue 1t, If taken according 70 dlrec.
ions for a reasonable length Of time. III not
cured, complications multiply and Consump-
tion OF the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart Disease,
rheumatism, Kidney Disease, or otner grave
or later, induce fatal termination.
Dr. Picrce's Golden Medical Dis:
cOvery acts powerfully upon the Liver, ana
through that great blood purifying organ,
cleanses the system OF all blood-tain,s ana M
purities, from whatever cause arising. II is
equally eilicacious In acting upon the Md
news and other cxcretory organs, cleansing,
strengthening, and healing their diseases. AZ
an appctizing, restorative tome, ~ promotes
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up
both flesh and strength. In malarial districts,
this wonderful medicine has gained Rrrat
celebrity In curing Fever and Aguc, Chiiis and
Fever, Dumb Aguc, and kindred diseases;
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical DIS.
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THE dissipated actor who lives in garrei
has some cause TO rail at dram-attic art

OIp pill boxes are spread over the land by
the .,ousands after having been emptled by
suffering humanity. What a mass of sick
ening. disgusting medicine the poor stomach
has 70 contend with. Too much strong medi.
cine. Prickly Ash .Bitters is rapidly and
surely taking the place Of all this class OF
drugs. and in curing all the lila arising from
a disordered condition Of the liver, kidneys,
stomach and bowels.
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CURES ALL HuMoRS,

from a common Blotch, or Eruption, 10 tho
worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum. . 'Ecyer-sorcs, "
Scaly or Rough Skin, in short. all diseases
caused by bad blood arc conquered by this
powerful, purifying, and invigorating meo.-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
rs benign influence. Especially has 1t mani
i,,sted lis potency in curing letter, Eczema
sryspelas Boils, Carbunclcs, Sore Eyes. scrof-
ll6us Sores and swellngs, Hip-Joint Disease,
White swellings" Goitre, or Thick Neck,
lamps for large Treatise. with colored
plates, on Skin Diseases, or the same amount
for q Treatise on scrof,ilous Affections.
"F0R TINE BloOD IS TINE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse It by using DR.. pierccr
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair shin, bioyl.lt spirits, vital
strength and bodily health win be established
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

OwrNG TO their entire freedom from injuri-
GUS drugs, "Tansills Punch DC. Cigars are
the most popular in the world.
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

THE great substitute for Sulphur Baths,
Glenn's sulphur Soap Is inexpensive.
Hills Hair Dye, Black or Brown, 5Oc.
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The Crown Of England.

There are % diamonds round the circle
worth o.. 500 each $50 900
Two large central diamonds $4,000 each 10000
the the angle @ Of the former, 300 each. s7,~o
Four crosses, each composed OF 25 dia-
mOnus.. .....s...... s.'.ss''sss o,VV
Four large diamonds on top OF crosses. 1900
Twelve diamonds contained in the fieur
de ehs....-..-.,.,....................... 5000
Eighteen smaller diamonds In the same. 1000
Pearls, diamonds, etc, upon the arches
ana crosses. ....... ......s.s. -. opoVo
One hundred and forty-onc small diar
monds. ....................... es,o0
Twenty-six Diamonds in the upper cross 1850
Two circles of pearls about the rim. - 1900
The cost Of the stones IN the crown, eX-
elusive OF the metal, is the refore, nearly
t5ol0o
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

RELIEF Is immediate, and cure sure.
Pisos Remedy for Catarrh. 80 cents.
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

MATcH-MAKNo mammas going away for
the summer months naturally took their
daughters TO the Grand Unlon-Iierlsr's
Bdzdr.
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

One Of the big redwood trees Of
California furniI he'd 2l,000 feet q lum
NJ ~ rpllnpk eas ipass3sn !,
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Liver, Blood, and Lungs.

For Weak Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Ehort-
uess OF Breath. Chronio basal CataIrh, Bron,
cbitis, Asthma severe Coughs. ana kindreo
afeutions, It ia an efficient remedy.
Sold BY Drasgists' as slo@ or SIX botees
Il send Ten oeuts IN Stamps for d. rjGeet
book a cun1uptton. -
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A HOTEL horror-fiies in the soup-Hotsl
Mad er
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A Prize Of 100000

THERE IL sex in fruit; haven't you heard
OF mandatey- ItJds Sittlnga .s.ar
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CONSUMPTION,

which is ScrOfula OF the Lnngs Is arrested
and cured by this remedy, II taken in the
earlier stages of the disease. From its mar
velous power over this terribly. fatal disease,
when first Offering this now world-fame rem
edy to the public, DR.. Pierce Thought seriously
or calling It his CONSUMPTION CURE" but
abandoned that name aB too restrictive for
a medicine which, from Its wonderful COM
bination OF tonic, or strengthening, attentive,
or blood-cleansing, anti-bilioug. pectoraL and
nutrittve properties, IN unequalcu. rot Only
a. n remedy for Consumption, but xor AZ
IN rosala yllsannAl nf fle
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

HORSE racing is an enter -prizlng occupa
ton
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

-Ths perspirasiss isss psras ~ ~
rqol llpltf sEi I \ { \: Il.
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17

LOVE for labor is an acquired taste. The
average man was born lazy.